Silvio Moser (24 April 1941 – 26 May 1974)
was a
racing driver
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from Switzerland.
Early life and career
Moser began his career in the early sixties, racing
Alfa Romeo
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s and moved to single seaters in 1964,
with a good deal of success both in European Formula three and the Temporada Series.
Formula One
Having built a strong reputation in
Formula Junior
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Three
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* '' Three of Them'' (Russian: ', literally, "three"), a 1901 ...
,
Formula Two
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and
sports car racing
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Moser debuted in
Formula One
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on 15 July 1967 at the
British Grand Prix
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with a Vögele Team
Cooper
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ATS
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* ATS Wheels, or ''Auto Technisches Spezialzubehör'', a German wheel manufacturer and sponsor of a Formula One racing team
* ATS Automation Tooling Systems, an Ontario, Canada-based factory automation company
...
. Prior to this he had attempted to qualify for the
German Grand Prix
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in 1966 with a Formula Two
Brabham
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Cosworth
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BT16, entered in his own name, but the engine failed in practice.
He continued in 1968 with a
Brabham
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Repco
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BT20, in 1969 in a privately entered
Brabham
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BT24 Cosworth,
[ in 1970 with the ]Bellasi
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Guglielmo Bellasi ...
-Cosworth and again for one race in 1971. In total, he participated in 19 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix (12 starts), scoring a total of three championship points.
Post Formula One and death
After the failure of the Bellasi project Moser returned to Formula Two
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and drove a Brabham
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in 1971 and 1972, and a Surtees
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History
The team was formed by John Surtees, a four-time 500cc motorcycle champion and the ...
in 1973, with limited success, but managed second place at Monza
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in the Lottery GP.
Moser died from severe injuries without regaining consciousness, 31 days after being involved in an accident while driving his Lola
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* Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama
* Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States
* Lola Prefecture, Guinea
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People
* Lola (fo ...
- BMW in the 1,000 km sports car race at Monza.
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key
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)
Complete Formula One Non-Championship results
(key
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)
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
Official Site
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1941 births
1974 deaths
Swiss racing drivers
Swiss Formula One drivers
Swiss motorsport people
Formula One team owners
Sport deaths in Italy
Racing drivers who died while racing
European Formula Two Championship drivers
Silvio Moser Racing Team Formula One drivers
Formula One entrants
Sportspeople from Zürich